The Union County Board of Supervisors are just as much in the dark concerning the fate of the trusty state-county work program as they were a week ago. During the July 6 meeting, Sheriff Jimmy Edwards called Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Marshall L. Fisher, concerning possible ways to keep the program or at least […]

The city’s sign ordinance came under some criticism at the monthly meeting of the New Albany Board of Aldermen Tuesday last week, but officials also learned they have a problem with another part of city code. The sign issue came when the New Albany Animal Clinic appealed a ruling forbidding them from replace their old […]

Near-100-degree temperatures are forecast for at least the next week with only low probability of scattered thunderstorms. Still, the probable heavy usage of air conditioners is not expected to put an unsustainable strain on the area’s electric power system. New Albany Light, Gas and Water Manager Bill Mattox said that, so far, TVA has not […]

It looks like the Union County Fair and Livestock Show will dodge the rain, if not the high heat indexes for the rest of its 2015 run. Almost every year, the fair has fallen victim to heavy rain at least once but it hasn’t happened this year and forecasts for through Saturday show little chance […]

It’s coming up to mid-July and that means its time for the Union County Fair and Livestock Show, which bills itself as “the best little county fair in Mississippi.” The traditional fair events will be in full swing beginning Monday with a variety of activities as well as a full carnival. Wednesday is Seniors Day […]

The 2015 Union County Fair and Livestock Show begins formally Monday and runs though Saturday, July 18. Although some newer events have been added, it will be more of a back-to-basics edition featuring activities and programs that have proven popular and successful over the years. Closing the fair will be J Bar B Rodeo from […]

Union County Deputy Circuit Clerk Rhonda Dowdy was arrested on a warrant by investigators from the state attorney general’s office Monday and charged with voter fraud. Limited information was released due to the on-going nature of the investigation but according to Rachel Ring, communications specialist with the attorney general’s office, Dowdy is being charged with […]

One of the public hearings at the July meeting of the New Albany Board of Aldermen was a case appealed from planning and zoning concerning a request for a variance from the city’s sign ordinance. The owners of New Albany Animal Clinic, from Holly Springs, had purchased a $22,000 lighted sign with message board to replace […]

Public hearings took up the bulk of the New Albany aldermen’s unusually-long two-and-one-half-hour meeting Tuesday, with no resolution in either case. First was discussion of a proposed street name change, drawing objections from residents on the street. Ward Three Alderman Kevin Dale White had expressed interest in renaming Baker Street to become Beasley Street to […]

The Union County Board of Supervisors had their first official visit from new Northeast Mississippi Community College President Ricky Ford Monday and expressed confidence that Ford will be good for the Northeast at New Albany campus. “I don’t want anything,” Ford said to the board members. “I’m the new president – although I’ve been there […]